1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GIBSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 898 1 057 Land in farms ..................acres.. 272 121 280 153 Average size of farm .......acres.. 303 265 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 280 966 180 101 Average per acre .........dollars.. 929 704 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 327 39 862 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 231 271 50 to 179 acres ..................... 314 394 180 to 499 acres .................... 152 181 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 97 1,000 acres or more ................. 77 63 Total cropland .................farms.. 817 994 acres.. 227 908 241 567 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 718 897 acres.. 183 137 179 807 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 12 acres.. 92 261 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 444 48 272 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 537 45 669 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 020 34 838 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 424 13 435 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 176 207 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 133 148 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 173 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 146 206 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 111 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 78 $100,000 or more .................... 155 134 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 523 35 214 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 412 33 315 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 899 1 057 $1,000.. 18 575 13 092 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 662 12 386 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 482 565 Other ............................... 416 492 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 414 560 200 days or more ................... 289 391 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 438 461 number.. 23 420 20 986 Beef cows ..................farms.. 369 371 number.. 9 036 7 974 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 13 number.. 636 816 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 433 467 number.. 14 201 12 966 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 122 220 number.. 35 912 33 851 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 122 223 number.. 71 046 64 741 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. 62 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 27 number.. 372 751 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 343 506 acres.. 44 536 42 569 bushels.. 5 180 095 4 381 317 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 172 294 acres.. 19 840 24 926 bushels.. 956 364 1 119 224 Cotton .......................farms.. 296 347 acres.. 57 762 37 588 bales.. 85 486 50 667 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 382 549 acres.. 60 480 76 351 bushels.. 2 229 427 1 766 227 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 325 350 acres.. 10 178 10 922 tons, dry.. 19 694 18 067 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .